• Political survival and diversionary use of force 

    Demir, Imran, 1976- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    This research attempts to improve our knowledge on the study of the use of force for diversionary purposes by addressing three issues that have been left unaddressed. First, I seek to develop a more complete perspective ...
  • What economic sanctions signal : cheap talk, or putting your money where your mouth is? 

    Venteicher, Jerome Felix, 1981- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    This study addresses the role of economic sanctions in foreign policy through two research questions. The first assesses the relationship between economic and military coercion, the studies of which have remained largely ...